Glazoué in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Glazoué sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 272 mm of rain over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Glazoué's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Glazoué's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 272 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 2.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Glazoué in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Glazoué reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Glazoué

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

63 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Glazoué weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 22°	5	1.3	11.6	3.7
Feb	36° / 24°	16	2.7	11.7	2.6
Mar	36° / 25°	53	8.6	11.9	2.2
Apr	34° / 25°	91	13.1	12.2	2.5
May	33° / 24°	129	18	12.4	2.8
Jun	31° / 23°	150	21.4	12.5	3.2
Jul	30° / 23°	191	24.2	12.4	3.4
Aug	29° / 23°	215	23.8	12.3	3.6
Sep	30° / 23°	196	23.2	12	3.3
Oct	32° / 23°	96	15.6	11.8	3.6
Nov	34° / 23°	16	3.9	11.6	3.7
Dec	34° / 22°	5	1	11.5	3.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Glazoué gets around 272 mm of rain over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Glazoué

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In spring, Glazoué overlaps its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Glazoué's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Glazoué sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

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Aug

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Oct

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Is spring a good time to visit Glazoué?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Glazoué.

What to pack for Glazoué in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Glazoué sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Glazoué in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Glazoué peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	13	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Glazoué in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Glazoué is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	82	85	45	39	24	20	19	19	20	30	38	67
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	82	Unhealthy
Feb	85	Unhealthy
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	24	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	38	Poor
Dec	67	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Glazoué?

Glazoué sits at 8.0°N, 2.2°E, 180 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Dassa-Zoumè, 25 km away.

Topography around Glazoué

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Glazoué.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Glazoué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m.

The land around Glazoué is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

cropland 60%

16 km

346 m

cropland 35%

80 km

524 m

shrubs 42%

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Spring weather nearby: Dassa-Zoumè 25 km · Savalou 28 km · Savé 30 km · Banté 61 km · Ouessé 62 km · Djidja 77 km · Kétou 80 km · Kpozoun 83 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,658; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 26.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 406
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Glazoué (7.9725°, 2.2218°, elevation 180 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.